Youth In Nazi Germany


 
 
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Youth In Nazi Germany

Youth In Nazi Germany: Hitler believed that a strong Nazi society could be established by teaching children Nazi ideology.Thus, he introduced a new education policy in Germany

  • All schools in Germany were cleansed and purified; teachers who were Jews or politically unreliable were dismissed.
  • Children were also segregated. ‘Undesirable children’ — Jews, the physically handicapped and Gypsies were thrown out of schools.
  • The school text books were rewritten. Germans and Jews could not sit and play together.
  • Racial science was introduced to justify Nazi ideas of race.
  • Stereotypes about Jews were popularised even through maths classes.
  • Children were taught to be loyal, submissive, hate Jews and worship Hitler.
  • Even sports like boxing were introduced to nurture a spirit of violence and aggression among children. Hitler thought that boxing could make children iron-hearted, strong and masculine were introduced in schools.
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    Question : 1

    Consider the following statement and identify the correct response from the option given thereafter :

    Statement I : Hitler said 'In my state the mother is the most important citizen '  . 

    Statement II : In Nazi Germany while boys were taught to be aggressive , muscular and steel hearted ; girls were told that they had to became good mothers.

    Right Option : B
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